Purchasing

OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITY 

King’s Purchasing department wants to provide you with the goods or services you require, on a timely basis, at the lowest cost possible and on a continually reliable basis. We aim to ensure an economical use of King’s funds, ensure ethical buying practices, maintain good supplier relationships and ensure compliance with the regulations governing taxes, accounting procedures and other related polices.

ETHICAL CONDUCT

Each member of the King’s community is a representative of this institution and the way each of us conduct business impacts our ability to engage in future business relationships. We promote this organization as one that deals equitably with all current or potential suppliers, and we do the following:

• Giving vendors a full and courteous hearing
• Maintaining open and fair competition between suppliers
• Being honest and truthful in all inferences and statements
• Never benefitting from the errors of our suppliers
• Treating all communication with vendors as confidential

King's University College is committed to providing goods and services in a manner that ensures and ethical, professional and accountable Broader Public Sector (BPS) supply chain by respecting:

• Personal integrity and professionalism
• Accountability and transparency
• Compliance and continuous improvement
• The dignity and independence of persons with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility Standards for Integrated Accessibility Standards O. Reg. 191/11, s. 5 (1); O. Reg. 413/12, s. 4 (1) developed under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
   

BPS Procurement Directive- Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive: Issued by Management Board of Cabinet January 2024

Purchasing Policy - Approved by Board of Directors on November 29th, 2023

Contact Information 

Tiffany Chisholm, Purchasing Coordinator

purchasing@kings.uwo.ca

x.4314